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In Windows 7, you can customize your PC to
look and sound the way you want.

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You can do this by changing the Themes and
by adding Gadgets to your Desktop.

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And we're going to look at both of those options
today.

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Right-click on your desktop and click "Personalize"
to go to the themes.

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A Theme determines how your computer looks
and sounds, and it includes your desktop background,

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colors, sounds, and your screen saver.

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Windows 7 has a number of built-in Themes,
so try some of the built-in themes and find

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one of them that you like.

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There are a wide variety, ranging from Architecture,
to Characters, to Landscapes, and more.

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And there are more themes online that you
can download if you like.

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We can also customize a theme by using these
four options at the bottom.

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So we'll start by changing our desktop background.

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Put a check next to any of the images that
you want to see, and if you check more than

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one, they'll play through as a slideshow,
and you can decide how often you want the

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picture to change.

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To use your own images, change the Picture
location to your Pictures Library, or you

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can Browse for any folder on your computer.

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When you're done, click "Save changes."

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You can also change the Window Color.

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You can click any of these boxes to change
the color, and then you can change the color

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intensity using this slider.

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If you don't want the windows to be transparent,
uncheck "Enable transparency."

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If you want to change your sound effects settings,
you can click "Sounds," and to change your

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screen saver, click here.

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You can select any screensaver from the dropdown
list,

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and then click "Preview" to look at it.

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If you'd like to use a slide show of your
own photos, select the "Photos" screen saver,

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and then click "Settings" to change the folder.

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Select the wait time for the screen saver,

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and then you're done.

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You can close this window now.

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Now let's look at some Gadgets.

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Right-click on your desktop and click "Gadgets."

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Gadgets are programs that you can place on
your desktop, such as clocks, calendars, slide

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shows, and more.

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You can select any gadget you like and drag
it anywhere on your desktop.

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To change the settings for a gadget, click
the wrench icon.

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We're going to change our location for the
Weather gadget.

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There are many more gadgets online that you
can download.

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Just click "Get more gadgets online."

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So these are some of the ways that you can
customize the appearance of your Windows desktop.